How many times have you been in a conversation with others and wanted to bring up some obvious topic, but failed to do so? How many times have you sat in meetings, heard proposals, watched presentations, discussed important matters, or been embarrassed on behalf of someone else, all the while dying to say what is …
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Leap Year Lesson #225: Be Selective About How You Fill Your Day
While looking over my calendar today at work, I bemoaned the fact that I had more time scheduled in meetings than I really felt like I could afford to give if I was to get more pressing things done. Fortunately, one long meeting was cancelled and another went for only half the time scheduled. Still, …
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Leap Year Lesson #189: Once You Win Your Case, Stop Talking
I was on a group conference call earlier today that had the potential of being a source of significant conflict. We knew going in that some people present had very opposing views on a matter that needed to be resolved today. Both sides could not possibly walk away getting what they came into the meeting …
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Leap Year Lesson #173: Don’t Over Think Small Decisions
I smile nearly every time I let my dog out in the backyard to do her business. You'd think it's some major, life-changing, important decision about where she squats. No matter how many times a day she needs to do it, each time requires careful wandering around the yard, pausing like she is about to …
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Leap Year Lesson #94: Work Teams Bond By Having Fun Together
Once a month the four of us on my team at work spend the whole day together on Friday away from our desks. We may still be on the premises somewhere, but at least we're away from our desk phones and the routine interruptions that tend to sprinkle the day with good and bad flavors. …
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